Quote from: Lalbadshah on August 16, 2019, 09:59:34 PMI live very near to office, like within half mile, I sometimes go to office for few hours and then work from home for the rest, 1-2 days I work from home only. In my role, as long as you are getting the work done you are good, if work gets affected and people complain or escalate then you are in trouble and after a few warnings you will be fired. I am smart (Ivy league kind smart) and am using my brain to just do as much work such that I do not get in trouble and can keep my job but let me make it VERY VERY clear to you - your post surgery work efficiency will be like 20% of what it used to be and if you are not a rockstar get mentally ready to face trouble and possible firing, also the reason i am working from home a lot is because it is very painful to sit on office chairs for long, you should stand up and walk every 20 minutes. in short, coming back to work 3 weeks post surgery (with stryde) is possible but it is very difficult and your productivity will be down and be prepared to face heat and be fired if you cannot play the game well.
Update: I am doing it (CLL while working) because of some compelling reasons and I would recommend - if you can - ideally you should do CLL after quitting job and then recover and get back to job market - like Purushottam did.
Thank you for your detailed reply.
It is difficult for me to quit my job, but I want to reduce my work days as much as possible after the operation.
For now, I'm thinking of going back to work about 5 weeks after surgery.
You said you live near work, do you commute by car? Is it possible to commute on foot?
My Femur Stryde LL (with Dr. Debiparshad) diary
Quote from: maison on August 18, 2019, 05:33:36 AMThank you for your detailed reply.
It is difficult for me to quit my job, but I want to reduce my work days as much as possible after the operation.
For now, I'm thinking of going back to work about 5 weeks after surgery.
You said you live near work, do you commute by car? Is it possible to commute on foot?
Dude, I am sorry to say you are living in lala land. commute by foot for half mile? even if you are crazy if you try to commute half a mile by foot, next you will be lying on street screaming in pain, even 911 guys with 200 injections on you will not be able to make you revive and you will meet god. my friend you do not understand how serious/complex/painful this surgery is and am sorry to say you do not seem mature enough for me to answer your juvenile/childish questions. I will not answer any more of your questions because I am convinced ( I already had doubt based on some of your earlier questions) that you lack maturity to understand this surgery and the risks, said effects, pains etc. associated. I eel bad that My diary may have encouraged your idiotic thoughts like you can jog to work a few weeks after surgery. I go to work for like 2-3 hours, that also only 2 or 3 days a week (other days I work from home that also I can barely work for 2-3 hours max) that also I take uber, that also I feel so uncomfortable sitting on chair that every few minutes I walk. And I am ale to survive doing that because - i) my manager is in another building and we rarely meet face to face and ii) my past 6 years in this role are hallmark of a legend, I used to work 18-20 hours a day for 5-6 years, people look up to me as a workaholic person so nobody dares bitch/complain about me to my manager or to anybody else because VPs and SVPs know/come to me more than him (my manager) because I had burnt midnight oil for them for years. But now my productivity ( and I am a world topper kind of genius in GRE/GMAT and math olympiad etc.) is so low that I have to tell again and again to my manager that sorry I could not complete the work she ave me 3 day back, I have to tell colleagues sorry i could not do this or that because of leg pain etc. (I could not tell them of LL of course) and these used to be people who were (when I was fit) not 1/10th as good as I was (hell I am the only one with high profile degrees in team, everybody else does not even know how to create a graph in excel), I used to get job offers from senior directors who used to call me saying they want to fire their senior manager and hire me instead wit 30% higher pay, and the same me now am certain that I will either be fired for low performance or else will have to leave because enough damage (because LL related efficiency loss and leave) has been done to my career and it is irreparable to make me prosper here (remember it takes only a few months of really crappy work to strip your rock star status) in the log run. Have you read Fallen774's diary? he had to go to 911 twice and one time he was nearly dead while trying to do LL with work, he tried to take medicine to boost productivity thus screwing up his system. I have accepted that I will perform low for 2 more months and am ready to get fired it it comes to that.
I tried to reasonably explain to you (saying that your efficiency will be 20%, you should expect to be laid off on first opportunity, in fact I already have planned to leave by November, I just want to somehow drag till first week of October, if I get fired earlier fine, I have plab B and C ready) just because I thought you somehow wanted to carry on the job as long as possible while knowing very well that the job will become a side thing and LL WILL become your main life, but now I know you think people are stupid to tell you that it is IMPOSSIBLE to work (in proper sense) and your mind is just selectively reading and interpreting diaries here to suit your plan, first you think you can do LL and go back to work then when people say it is impossible yo say how about 3 wks, then you say how about 5... dude whom are you negotiating with? do whatever you want, it is your life and you have right to plan and play as you wish (like I did)- but don't try to get justification of your plan from other LLers. bye, no more response to you.
I'm sorry for asking a stupid question.
I saw a video of a person walking with crutches about two weeks after the operation, so I thought that there was a little chance that you could walk to work with crutches.
I expect to reduce my work days to twice a week.
Anyway, thank you for telling me that you are using UBER.
I didn't know about Fallen774, so look for his diary.
I wish you a good recovery.
Quote from: maison on August 19, 2019, 09:22:55 AMI'm sorry for asking a stupid question.
I saw a video of a person walking with crutches about two weeks after the operation, so I thought that there was a little chance that you could walk to work with crutches.
I expect to reduce my work days to twice a week.
Anyway, thank you for telling me that you are using UBER.
I didn't know about Fallen774, so look for his diary.
I wish you a good recovery.
Brother, I really don't know how old are you but I wish I can help/guide you because you seem a bit confused/mistaken. if you want I can pm you my number and you can call me and I can guide you. Watching a video of a guy walking has got nothing to do with what you are expecting. I walk for many many minutes in my room (like 20-30 minutes every day), but I am still in lot of pain, reduced sleep, stiffness , pain medicine, very challenging PT routine, irregular bowel movement etc. LL is very tough on your body, soul, mind and it is so tough that being able ti be productive at work is IMPOSSIBLE, trust me, it is IMPOSSIBLE. you can work but your hours will be so irregular, your output so low, your behavior so unpredictable that your career may end at that job (worst case, fired) or at best case you will be a marked low performer who will be the fall guy in next layoff or promotion cycle. Being fired is most likely. In other words, when you do LL, LL becomes your full time JOB, and you cannot concentrate on any other full time job, part time? maybe. Let me give you another example: when you are inside a ost home o watching a movie where winter snow is falling in a nice forest in finland, snow all round, things seem so beautiful from in there, then if you are made nked and put out there you feels what it feels like. It is still beautiful, but now you also feel the pain part of it the other side of the coin.
Note: I will be busy this week, can talk next week if you want to.
I understand that you want to warn me strongly about this surgery.
I have some things I can't write here for personal reasons and sent you a PM.
Lmao Lalbadshah your last couple replies to Maison have made me laugh more than it should have 
some guys are just not realistic with the process, he probably saw my video of walking in crutches in my 2 week post op vlog update... but I only walked a bit on crutches I wouldn't feel confident walking a lot on them right now let alone go to work if I had a job.. smh
My honest opinion, having gone through CLL, is that the earliest you can imagine going back to work is 1 month....and even that is VERY early and not a guarantee. You experience so many different types of issues when going through the CLL process and it requires your full attention and resolution effort.
I advise planning 3 months off work, minimum for the most successful and bearable CLL procedure.
The exception to taking off work is to do what I did which is work remotely from home if that is an option. The remote option allowed me to work 4 days after surgery...from my wheelchair at home.
CLL is the most difficult and challenging process that most of us will ever experience in our lifetime by miles and miles. There is nothing like it. Teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerust me.
@lalbadshah and @IFS - if someone is working 100% remotely, would you say it's feasible to take the first 3 weeks completely off work, and then resume working remotely? Also my hours are quite flexible, I usually have to put in about 3-4 hours a day tops most days.
I'm hoping this work schedule makes it easier to deal with CLL!
Quote from: JsElysianEagle on August 20, 2019, 05:08:22 PM@lalbadshah and @IFS - if someone is working 100% remotely, would you say it's feasible to take the first 3 weeks completely off work, and then resume working remotely? Also my hours are quite flexible, I usually have to put in about 3-4 hours a day tops most days.
I'm hoping this work schedule makes it easier to deal with CLL!
Hi JsElysianEagle,
That would be an even more ideal schedule. The hardest weeks for CLL are week 1 - 3. If you are able to focus on CLL for the first 3 weeks and then work remotely after that; then you are providing for yourself, the opportunity to have a much more comfortable CLL experience.
In my case, I started to work at my computer desk with my wheelchair on the first Monday after my Surgery. I would take frequent breaks of course and my team knew I was during some kind of surgery/procedure ( I did not disclose the CLL specifics). Working remotely, helped me pass time even only a few days post-surgery.
With that said; IF you are able to take the first 3 weeks off work and then focus on remote work after; you're really doing your mind and body a favor. I could not imagine working at my office for 1-month post CLL... I felt very much like a patient of CLL, up until the end of my lengthening. The first Monday, post lengthening, I returned to work with Crutches for the first 2 weeks, then cane during the 3rd week. Around the 2nd-month post lengthening, I shed the cane but still brought it along for long walks. I would argue that my recovery in terms of assisted devices took a bit longer than some on here, but I always opted for safety and comfort through the CLL situation vs getting back to walking right away.
Let me know if you have any further questions!
Thanks IFS, as always you're a BIG help! I hope you stick around here as I'm goin to be undergoing this very soon myself with Dr M
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